When asked about Carl Paladino, the Republican gubernatorial candidate who has come under fire for statements some consider racist and homophobic, Townsend noted that Schumer this year called a fight attendant a mean word that rhymes with witch but starts with a different letter.

Well, yes, that happened, and it wasn't nice, but we're not sure this single private comment overheard by a House Republican aide sitting nearby and leaked to Politico quite propels Schumer to Paladino levels of rage and vulgarity. Either way, this debate that nobody watched last night is sure to have zero impact on the race. Or is it?